Did you know that after the completion of the construction of one of the tallest buildings in the world - the Empire State Building - many people were afraid to get close to it? They believed that a ...

A Texas company wants to drill for oil off Santa Barbara County's coast. Experts say its path to oil sales is looking more ...

US oil and gas rig count drops to 547, with declines in Permian Basin and Texas, signaling potential production slowdown.

On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There were thousands of ...

Despite a year-over-year decline, the North American drilling rig count increased by 7 this week, reaching 725. Oil rigs in Canada increased by 3, while the US added 2 oil-directed rigs. The drilling ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States increased this week, with oil rigs rising for the third consecutive week. Weekly U.S. crude oil production saw a slight ...

Toby Doyle is affiliated with The University of Exeter. Eva Jimenez-Guri is affiliated with The University of Exeter. On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon ...

A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters. Researchers studied 121 marmalade hoverflies that landed on an oil rig in the ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan. You ...

The Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count for September 5th showed an increase to 414 from the previous count of 412, marking a rise of 2 rigs. This represents a 0.5% increase, indicating a slight uptick in ...